Improved washing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcr';9

DANIEL DISHART, OF CANTON, OHIO.

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 53,278, dated March 20, 1866.

To all whom lit may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL DIsHART, of Canton, in the county ot' Stark and State of Ohio, have invented new and valuable Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

rIhe nature of my improvements consists in, first, constructing the wash-boards ofthe said machines of separate slats of peculiar construction, as shown in the accompanying drawings, thereby allowing the suds free access to all parts of the material to be Washed at the same time, and thus facilitating the cleaning thereof; and, second, in the peculiar combination ofthedouble-crank shaft and connecting-links, whereby the said connectinglinks are made to act both as connecting-links and as hinges for the turning up of the wash-boards for the introduction of the material to be washed and for the drying of the wash-boards.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure lis an elevation of the machine Fig. 2, a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a plan, thereof; Fig. 4, a detached drawing of the double-crank shaft and :its connections. Fig.

5 is an end elevation of one of the slats ofthe wash-board, and Fig. 6 a plan of the same. Fig, 7 is a perspective view of the machine.

I construct an oblong box, G, in which is contained the suds for Washing. In this boxf I place two wash-boards, H H, one above the other, moving simultaneously, but in opposite directions. These wash-boards are connected to the double-crank shaft E by the connecting-links I I I. On this shaft E, which passes through the stuffing-box K, is a pinion, B, which gears into the Wheel A, which WheelA is driven by a crank, G, or by any other power which may be convenient.

The rotation of the wheel B communicates a rotation to the crank-shaft E, which in turn produces a backward-and-fbrward movement ofthe wash-boards H H, thereby rubbing and cleansing the material which is placed between them.

The wash-boards H H are composed of rectangular frames, into which the slats LL L are framed. These slats are separate and distinct from each other, and are composed of a triangular piece of wood or other material, around which is placed zinc, m m, or other noncorrosive material, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

What I claim as my improvements, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement of the wash-boards H H, as constructed, with their slats L L, the crankshaft E, connecting-links I I, stuffing-box K, and box G, the several parts being used as and for the purpose herein specied.

DANIEL DISHART.

Witnesses GRIFFITH DrsHART, J. ABBOTT. 

